Pet Shop Boys – Alternative
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Parlophone – CDPCSD 166,
Parlophone – 7243 8 34023 2 8
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1-01 |
In The Night
Producer, Engineer – Phil Harding Programmed By [Fairlight] – Blue Weaver |
4:50 | ||
| 1-02 |
A Man Could Get Arrested
Engineer [Mix] – Frank Roszak Producer – Bobby O* |
4:19 | ||
| 1-03 |
That's My Impression (Disco Mix)
Engineer – John Etchells |
5:18 | ||
| 1-04 |
Was That What It Was?
Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By – Shep Pettibone |
5:14 | ||
| 1-05 | Paninaro | 4:40 | ||
| 1-06 | Jack The Lad | 4:31 | ||
| 1-07 |
You Know Where You Went Wrong
Producer – Shep Pettibone Vocals [Additional] – Helena Springs |
5:51 | ||
| 1-08 |
A New Life
Producer – David Jacob |
4:56 | ||
| 1-09 |
I Want A Dog
Engineer – Mike Nielson* |
4:58 | ||
| 1-10 | Do I Have To? | 5:14 | ||
| 1-11 |
I Get Excited (You Get Excited Too)
Engineer, Mixed By – Mark Stent Guitar – Stephen Lipson Programmed By [Fairlight], Organ [Hammond] – Blue Weaver Vocals [Additional] – Dee Lewis, Shirley Lewis |
4:54 | ||
| 1-12 |
Don Juan
Programmed By [Fairlight Programming Assisted By] – Chris Newman |
3:54 | ||
| 1-13 |
The Sound Of The Atom Splitting
Producer – Trevor Horn Producer, Engineer – Stephen Lipson |
5:13 | ||
| 1-14 |
One Of The Crowd
Engineer – Paul Wright |
3:55 | ||
| 1-15 |
Your Funny Uncle
Engineer – Danton Supple |
2:15 | ||
| 2-01 |
It Must Be Obvious
Mixed By – Pete Schwier |
4:24 | ||
| 2-02 |
We All Feel Better In The Dark
Programmed By – Dominic Clarke Vocals [Additional] – Juliet Roberts |
4:00 | ||
| 2-03 |
Bet She's Not Your Girlfriend
Keyboards [Additional] – Gary Maughan Mixed By – Julian Mendelsohn Programmed By – Dominic Clarke |
4:28 | ||
| 2-04 |
Losing My Mind
Engineer – Roy Spong Programmed By [Additional Programming] – Chris Newman |
4:34 | ||
| 2-05 |
Music For Boys
Engineer – Ren Swan Programmed By – Scott Davidson |
3:36 | ||
| 2-06 |
Miserablism
Engineer – Brian Reeves Mixed By – Julian Mendelsohn Producer, Programmed By – Harold Faltermeyer |
4:10 | ||
| 2-07 |
Hey, Headmaster
Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By – Stephen Hague |
3:06 | ||
| 2-08 |
What Keeps Mankind Alive?
Keyboards [Additional] – Richard Coles Producer – Jonathon Ruffle |
3:24 | ||
| 2-09 |
Shameless
Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By – Stephen Hague Vocals [Additional] – Carol Kenyon, Katie Kissoon, Tessa Niles |
5:02 | ||
| 2-10 |
Too Many People
Vocals [Additional] – Bruce Woolley |
4:17 | ||
| 2-11 |
Violence (Haçienda Version)
Guitar – J.J. Belle Vocals [Additional] – Sylvia Mason-James |
4:58 | ||
| 2-12 |
Decadence
Arranged By [Strings] – Richard Niles Guitar – Johnny Marr Percussion, Vibraphone – Frank Ricotti |
3:56 | ||
| 2-13 |
If Love Were All
Backing Vocals – Danni'elle Gaha, Lance Ellington, Tony Walthers Engineer – Mike Bigwood Producer, Arranged By – Richard Niles Trumpet – Gerard Presencer |
2:59 | ||
| 2-14 | Euroboy | 4:27 | ||
| 2-15 | Some Speculation | 6:33 |
Credits
- Design [Concept & Design] – Mark Farrow, Phil Sims (2), Rob Petrie
- Design [Graphic Design] – Mark Farrow, Peter Mauder
- Engineer – Bob Kraushaar (tracks: 1-10, 2-11, 2-14, 2-15), David Jacob (tracks: 1-05, 1-06, 1-08, 1-09, 1-12, 2-02), Pete Gleadall (tracks: 2-07, 2-09, 2-10), Pete Schwier (tracks: 1-14, 2-01, 2-03, 2-07, 2-09, 2-10, 2-12)
- Liner Notes [Booklet Interview Conducted By] – Jon Savage
- Mastered By – Nick Webb
- Mixed By – Bob Kraushaar (tracks: 1-10, 2-03, 2-06, 2-07, 2-09 to 2-11, 2-14, 2-15), David Jacob (tracks: 1-05, 1-06, 1-12, 2-02, 2-04), Mike "Spike" Drake (tracks: 2-07, 2-09, 2-10)
- Photography By [Inside Photography] – Eric Watson (3)
- Photography By [Mask Photography] – Richard J. Burbridge*
- Producer – Pet Shop Boys (tracks: 1-01 to 1-12, 1-14, 1-15, 2-01 to 2-15)
- Programmed By – Pete Gleadall (tracks: 2-07, 2-09 to 2-12, 2-14, 2-15)
- Programmed By [Fairlight] – Adrien Cook (tracks: 1-05 to 1-07)
Notes
Packaged in cardboard case with lenticular cover (alternates between Chris & Neil). Different jewel case inlays to standard edition, no barcode on jewel case sleeve reverse.
Includes extended booklet featuring an interview with Jon Savage.
All tracks, except The Sound Of The Atom Splitting, produced by / with Pet Shop Boys.
20,000 copies imported from Holland by EMI America and given a US catalog number of E2-34353.
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| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative (2xCD, Comp) | Parlophone, Parlophone | CDPCSDS 166, 7243 8 34353 2 6 | UK & Europe | 1995 | ||
| Alternative (2xCD, Comp) | Parlophone | 7243 8 34353 2 6 | Australia | 1995 | ||
| Alternative (3xLP, Comp) | Parlophone, Parlophone | 7243 8 34023 1, PCSD 166 | UK | 1995 | ||
| Alternative (2xCD, Comp) | EMI, EMI | E2 34023, 7243 8 34023 2 8 | US | 1995 | ||
| Alternative (2xCD, Comp) | Parlophone | 8 34023 2 | Netherlands | 1995 |
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Pet Shop Boys - Very Relentless (2xCD, Album, Ltd)
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Pet Shop Boys - Actually / Further Listening 1987-1988 (CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Comp, RM)
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Pet Shop Boys - Please / Further Listening 1984-1986 (CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Comp, RM)
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Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour / Further Listening 1990-1991 (CD, Album, RM, RE + CD, Comp, RM)
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Pet Shop Boys - Introspective / Further Listening 1988-1989 (CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Comp, RM)
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Reviews & Discussion
This is a collection of Pet Shop Boys B-sides from 1985 to 1995 (originally intended to be called "Besides"). While some groups only use remixes or garbage on b-sides the Pet Shop Boys always had the claim to deliver tracks that are worth the money. So here we have two cds of quality pop other acts would built a whole career on and with Shameless a song that has chart topping potential. A reworked version of Paninaro which was originally released as the B-side to Suburbia in 1986 was a single in its own right in 1995.
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